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MACE
Unique ID: BERK-AA5EC8
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A heavy copper alloy and iron object, possibly a mace-head of medieval date. The object is egg-shaped with a copper alloy body and an iron rod through the centre. There are several square holes around all sides of object, some retaining iron inserts, some empty but with iron staining suggesting these were all filled with iron inserts too. Although only a short length of the rod survives one end is thicker than the other, suggesting the thicker end was a shank or tang afixed to or part of the rest of the object (now missing) while the opposing end probably formed another spike. The holes are not diametrically opposite each other so it looks like each hole is individually located. Square holes with varied internal shapes between square and triangular. Quite crudely made.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 75.7 mm
Weight: 366 g
Diameter: 37.6 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2016.644
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Itchen Valley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5331
Four figure Latitude: 51.07588567
Four figure longitude: -1.24484682
1:25K map: SU5331
1:10K map: SU53SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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